Third Season of “K-Pop Star” Looks Uncertain, SM Entertainment Plans to Back Out?

The third season for popular audition program “K-Pop Star” is already underway, yet has reached a potential huge obstacle- SM Entertainment might back out from the program. The audition program is a collaboration between the “Big Three,” a coined term for the three prevalent entertainment companies in the industry- JYP, SM, and YG.

On October 7, one representative related to the program stated, “It looks like SM Entertainment might not be able to join this season. SBS plans to release a statement regarding this along with their stance soon.”

The day before, on October 6, SBS released an official press release to reporters regarding the third season of “K-Pop Star.” It stated that the preliminary auditions have finished and that the main filming will begin next month in mid-November.